EP1991099B1 - Aufsatz für eine reinigungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1991099B1
EP1991099B1 EP07705313A EP07705313A EP1991099B1 EP 1991099 B1 EP1991099 B1 EP 1991099B1 EP 07705313 A EP07705313 A EP 07705313A EP 07705313 A EP07705313 A EP 07705313A EP 1991099 B1 EP1991099 B1 EP 1991099B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A47L9/242—Hose or pipe couplings

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  • the invention relates to an attachment for a cleaning appliance particularly, but not exclusively, for a vacuum cleaner.
  • Vacuum cleaners are frequently sold with a range of attachments for different cleaning purposes. These attachments are usually fitted onto the end of a wand or hose of an upright or cylinder vacuum cleaner.
  • a vacuum cleaner may be provided with a brush tool for dusting surfaces, a stair tool for cleaning stairs, and a crevice tool for cleaning hard-to-reach areas which are difficult to access with larger attachments.
  • a suction opening of an attachment is close to, or in contact with, a surface to be cleaned.
  • the whole of the suction opening should be in close proximity to the surface to be cleaned. If there is too great an air gap between the suction opening of the attachment and the surface to be cleaned, the air gap will act as an air bleed and less of the air entering the suction opening will have passed across or through the surface to be cleaned. Therefore, less dirt and dust will be picked up and the cleaning performance of the vacuum cleaner will be reduced.
  • the wand or hose of the vacuum cleaner to which the attachment is connected must often be held at a particular angle. Therefore, there may be some surfaces which are orientated or positioned such that they either cannot be cleaned effectively or can only be cleaned with great difficulty using a conventional attachment. This is because the user may not be able to hold the wand or hose at the required angle in order to clean these surfaces. For example, the tops of doors, shelves or cabinets are particularly problematic due to their location at a high level relative to the user.
  • an attachment for a vacuum cleaner such as a stair tool or a brush tool is often provided with a rotatable connection located between the head of the tool and the connection part of the tool (which connects to the mouth of a wand or hose).
  • the rotatable connection may be angled relative to the head or the connection part such that different angular orientations of the head with respect to the wand or hose can be achieved. This allows a user to clean more easily surfaces orientated or positioned awkwardly.
  • a disadvantage of the above type of attachment is that a single rotatable connection only allows a limited range of angular positions of the head of the attachment relative to the wand or hose.
  • a high level for example the tops of shelving units, cupboards or light fittings
  • the limited range of movement of the head of the attachment will mean that the wand or hose of the appliance must be held at an awkward angle in order to clean effectively. This is undesirable because it may be uncomfortable for a user to hold, or may result in some surfaces being impossible to clean.
  • US 1,658,311 discloses a vacuum cleaner attachment which comprises two perpendicular elbow joints connected by a plurality of coupling nuts. The coupling nuts allow relative rotation between the elbow joints. This permits the nozzle of the attachment to be moved into different angular arrangements relative to a handle member.
  • JP 2003-000483 discloses a vacuum cleaner attachment which comprises a square nozzle and a rear pipe which are connected together by a movable joint. The joint comprises a pair of parallel pivotable connections. The pivotable connections pivot the square nozzle up and down relative to the connecting portion.
  • the invention provides an attachment for a cleaning appliance comprising a head and a neck, the head including a suction opening that lies in a suction plane, the neck including an intermediate portion and an end portion for connection to the mouth of a wand or hose, the end portion having a longitudinal axis, the attachment further comprising a first rotatable connection located between the end portion and the intermediate portion having a first axis of rotation, and a second rotatable connection located between the head and the intermediate portion having a second axis of rotation, each rotatable connection allowing relative movement of the end portion with respect to the head, wherein the first axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the end portion, and the second axis of rotation is inclined with respect to the suction plane.
  • the head of the attachment can be moved into a variety of useful positions to allow easier cleaning of walls and high-level horizontal surfaces.
  • the head may be positioned in a wide range of angular orientations relative to the wand or hose such that a user can select the most appropriate orientation for the cleaning task in hand.
  • the first axis of rotation is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the end portion at an angle in the range of 20° to 60°.
  • the second axis of rotation is inclined to the suction plane at an angle in the range of 20° to 70°.
  • the first axis of rotation is at an angle to the second axis of rotation. This permits an even greater range of movement of the head with respect to the end portion. More preferably, the first axis of rotation is at an angle in the range of 80° to 130° to the second axis of rotation. This range of angles has been shown by empirical analysis to produce the most useful range of positions of the head of the attachment whilst still allowing a compact, easy to manufacture attachment.
  • the sum of the angle between the first axis of rotation and the longitudinal axis and the angle between the second axis of rotation and the suction plane is in the range of 40° to 130°. This combination of angles produces the most useful range of positions of the head of the attachment.
  • the end portion 16 has a cylindrical part 17 which is dimensioned to connect to a mouth of a wand or hose (not shown) of a vacuum cleaner.
  • the end portion 16 has an axis X-X ( Figure 3 ) which lies coaxially with the cylindrical part 17.
  • Two diametrically opposed apertures 16a are formed in the cylindrical part 17.
  • the apertures 16a are dimensioned to receive lugs located on an outer wall of the wand or hose (not shown). This allows the attachment 10 to be attached to the wand or hose in a snap-fit fashion.
  • the end portion 16 is connected to the intermediate portion 14 through a first rotatable connection 18.
  • the first rotatable connection 18 comprises a first connector 18a formed on the end portion 16 and a second connector 18b formed on the intermediate portion 14.
  • the second connector 18b is located radially inwardly of, and in contact with, the first connector 18a.
  • the internal surface of the second connector 18b is smoothly shaped to allow air to flow freely through the interior of the attachment 10.
  • the distal end of the first connector 18a abuts an annular projection 18c.
  • the annular projection 18c extends radially outwardly from the intermediate portion 14 at the proximal end of the second connector 18b.
  • a metallic clip 18d is located in a groove in the second connector 18b and holds the first and second connectors 18a, 18b together whilst allowing relative rotation therebetween.
  • the first rotatable connection 18 has a first axis of rotation X'-X': By this we mean that the first and second connectors 18a, 18b are able to rotate relative to one another about the first axis of rotation X'-X'.
  • the intermediate portion 14 is rotated relative to the end portion 16 about the first axis X'-X'.
  • the first axis of rotation X'-X' is inclined to the axis X-X of the end portion 16 at an angle ⁇ . In this embodiment, ⁇ is 22.5°.
  • the first rotatable connection 18 has a first engaging means.
  • the first engaging means allows the first connector 18a to be held in a series of discrete angular orientations relative to the second connector 18b.
  • the first engaging means comprises a lug 18e attached to the second connector 18b and a plurality of recesses 18f formed in the first connector 18a. In this embodiment, four recesses 18f are provided.
  • the recesses 18f are equispaced about the axis of rotation X'-X' of the first rotatable connection 18. Therefore, the recesses 18f have an angular separation of 90° to one another.
  • the lug 18e is capable of engaging with each recess 18f to hold the first and second connectors 18a, 18b in position relative to one another.
  • the head 12 of the attachment 10 has an upper surface 12a and a planar lower surface 12b.
  • Two suction openings 20a, 20b are formed in the planar lower surface 12b.
  • the suction openings 20a, 20b lie in a common suction plane Y-Y.
  • a lint picker 22 is located on the planar lower surface 12b.
  • a curtain of bristles 24 projects from a rim 12c of the lower surface 12b and surrounds the suction openings 20a, 20b.
  • a second rotatable connection 26 connects the head 12 to the intermediate portion 14.
  • the second rotatable connection 26 is similar in construction to the first rotatable connection 18.
  • the second rotatable connection 26 comprises a third connector 26a located on the proximal end of the head 12 and a fourth connector 26b located on the intermediate portion 14.
  • the third connector 26a is located radially outwardly of, and in contact with, the fourth connector 26b.
  • the end of the third connector 26a abuts an annular projection 26c which extends radially outwardly from the intermediate portion 14 at the proximal end of the fourth connector 26b.
  • a metallic clip 26d is located in a groove in the fourth connector 26b and holds the third and fourth connectors 26a, 26b together whilst allowing relative rotation therebetween.
  • the second rotatable connection 26 has a second axis of rotation Y'-Y'.
  • the third and fourth connectors 26a, 26b are able to rotate relative to one another about the second axis of rotation Y'-Y'.
  • the head 12 is rotated relative to the intermediate portion 14 about the second axis Y'-Y'.
  • the second axis of rotation Y'-Y' is inclined to the suction plane Y-Y of the end portion 16 at an angle ⁇ . In this embodiment, ⁇ is 37.5°.
  • the second rotatable connection 26 has a second engaging means.
  • the second engaging means allows the third connector 26a to be held in a series of discrete angular orientations relative to the fourth connector 26b.
  • the second engaging means comprises a lug 26e attached to the fourth connector 26b and a plurality of recesses 26f formed in the third connector 26a. In this embodiment, four recesses 26f are provided.
  • the recesses 26f are equispaced about the axis of rotation Y'-Y' of the first rotatable connection 26. Therefore, the recesses 26f have an angular separation of 90° to one another.
  • the lug 26e is capable of engaging with each recess 26f to hold the third and fourth connectors 26a, 26b in position relative to one another.
  • the intermediate portion 14 is curved such that the first and second axes of rotation X'-X', Y'-Y' lie at an angle to one another.
  • first axis of rotation X'-X' lies at an angle ⁇ to the second axis of rotation Y'-Y'.
  • both axes X'-X', Y'-Y' lie in a common plane.
  • ⁇ is 120°.
  • the attachment 10 can be connected to a wand or hose of a vacuum cleaner or other cleaning appliance (not shown). This is done by inserting the mouth of the wand or hose into the end portion 16. Lugs (not shown) located on the mouth of the wand or hose engage with the apertures 16a to prevent the attachment 10 from becoming detached when in use.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show the attachment 10 in a first configuration. This configuration is useful to clean, for example, the tops of doors and also allows the attachment 10 to be stored in a compact manner.
  • each of the first and second rotatable connections 18, 26 are in a first position.
  • first and second rotatable connections 18, 26 can be moved into a variety of positions to allow the user to clean a range of surfaces.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show the attachment 10 in a second configuration. In the second configuration, the first rotatable connection 18 is in a second position and the second rotatable connection 26 is in the first position. Starting from the first position, in order to reach the second position the first connector 18a must be rotated through an angle of 180° relative to the second connector 18b. To select this position, the user grasps the attachment and twists the intermediate portion 14 relative to the end portion 16.
  • the intermediate portion 14 can be rotated with respect to the end portion 16 about the axis X'-X'.
  • the lug 18e can then be rotated through 90° to reach the next recess 18f.
  • This process can be repeated to rotate the lug 18e through another 90° to engage with a recess 18f which is diametrically opposed to the starting recess 18f.
  • the attachment 10 is now in the second configuration. In this configuration, a user can clean easily the tops of cabinets and high shelves.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show the attachment 10 in a third configuration.
  • both of the first and second rotatable connections 18, 26 are in the second position (i.e. rotated through 180° with respect to the first position).
  • a user is able to clean easily vertical or near vertical surfaces such as blinds and walls.
  • Positions intermediate to the first and second positions can also be selected. These additional positions allow the head to be angled sideways in addition to vertically up/down relative to the axis of the wand or hose. This allows a user to clean awkward areas such as the corners of a room or a cabinet.
  • FIG. 8 and 9 A second embodiment of the invention is shown in Figures 8 and 9 .
  • the attachment 100 is similar in construction to the attachment 10 of the first embodiment.
  • the attachment 100 comprises a neck 111 and a head 112.
  • the neck includes a curved intermediate portion 114 and an end portion 116.
  • the end portion 116 includes a cylindrical part 117 for attachment to a wand or hose of a vacuum cleaner or other cleaning device.
  • the attachment has a first rotatable connection 118.
  • the first rotatable connection 118 has a first axis of rotation X"-X" which is inclined with respect to an axis X-X of the end portion 116 which lies coaxially with the cylindrical part 117.
  • the angle ⁇ ' between the first axis of rotation X"-X" and the axis X-X of the end portion 116 is 50°.
  • the head 112 takes the form of a crevice tool.
  • the head 112 comprises an elongate, tapered member 112a.
  • a suction opening 112b is formed at the distal end of the head 112.
  • the suction opening 112b lies in a suction plane Y-Y.
  • the head 112 is attached to the intermediate portion 114 by a second rotatable connection 126.
  • the second rotatable connection 126 is similar to the second rotatable connection 26 of the first embodiment.
  • the second rotatable connection 126 has a second axis of rotation Y"-Y" which is inclined with respect to the suction plane Y-Y.
  • the angle ⁇ ' between the second axis of rotation Y"-Y" and the suction plane Y-Y in this embodiment is 60°.
  • the intermediate portion 114 connects the first and second connectors 118, 126.
  • the angle ⁇ ' between the first axis of rotation X"-X" and the second axis of rotation Y"-Y" is 90°.
  • the attachment 100 can be connected to a wand or hose (not shown) to be used in a similar manner to the attachment 10 of the first embodiment.
  • the combinations of the angles ⁇ ', ⁇ ' and ⁇ ' in this embodiment allow different positions of the head 112 relative the axis of the wand or hose.
  • Figure 9 shows the attachment 100 in a fourth configuration.
  • both of the first and second rotatable connections are in positions intermediate to the first and second positions as illustrated in Figures 1 to 7 of the first embodiment. This position allows the head 112 of the attachment 100 to be inserted into difficult to reach areas that are orientated and positioned awkwardly.
  • the provision of the head 112 which comprises a crevice tool allows the cleaning of surfaces that are difficult to reach with a brush-type head; for example, confined spaces such as the foot well of a motor vehicle.
  • rotatable connections may be provided. All that is required is that at least two rotatable connections are provided and that one of the rotatable connections must have an axis of rotation that is inclined with respect to the axis of the end portion of the attachment.
  • the two rotatable connections do not need to be similar and could involve different types of connection such as pivots or gimbals.
  • suction openings can be provided. If more than one suction opening is provided, they do not need to lie all in the same plane.
  • the head of the attachment need not comprise a brush head or a crevice tool and instead may take any suitable form.
  • it may comprise a stair tool, a comb or other grooming implement.
  • angles ⁇ , ⁇ ', ⁇ and ⁇ ' do not have to take the values described in the embodiments and can be varied independently according to the particular design requirements of the attachment. It is only required that ⁇ , ⁇ ', ⁇ and ⁇ ' take values which are not 0°, 90°, 180° or 270°. Additionally, the angles ⁇ and ⁇ ' do not need to be 90° or 120° and may take any reasonable value.
  • the attachment may also be used in a variety of cleaning appliances, for example carpet sweepers, vacuum cleaners, industrial suction devices or tank vacuums. If the attachment is to be used with a domestic vacuum cleaner, any suitable type of vacuum cleaner may be used, for example upright vacuum cleaners, cylinder vacuum cleaners, stick-vacuum type machines or hand-held spot cleaners.

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  1. Zusatzgerät (10, 100) für ein Reinigungsgerät, wobei das Zusatzgerät einen Kopf (12, 112) und einem Hals (11, 111) umfasst, wobei der Kopf eine Saugöffnung (20a, 20b) einschließt, die in einer Saugebene (Y-Y) liegt, wobei der Hals einen Zwischenabschnitt (14, 114) und einen Endabschnitt (16, 116) zum Verbinden mit der Mündung eines Handrohres oder Schlauchs einschließt, wobei der Endabschnitt eine Längsachse (X-X) hat, wobei das Zusatzgerät ferner eine zwischen dem Endabschnitt und dem Zwischenabschnitt angeordnete erste drehbare Verbindung (18, 118), die eine erste Rotationsachse (X'-X') hat, und eine zwischen dem Kopf und dem Zwischenabschnitt angeordnete zweite drehbare Verbindung (26, 126), die eine zweite Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') hat, umfasst, wobei jede drehbare Verbindung eine relative Bewegung des Endabschnitts (16, 116) in Bezug auf den Kopf (12, 112) ermöglicht, wobei die erste Rotationsachse (X'-X') in Bezug auf die Längsachse (X-X) des Endabschnitts geneigt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zweite Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') in Bezug auf die Saugebene (Y-Y) geneigt ist.
  2. Zusatzgerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei die erste Rotationsachse (X'-X') in einem Winkel in dem Bereich von 20° bis 60° zu der Längsachse (X-X) des Endabschnitts geneigt ist.
  3. Zusatzgerät nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die zweite Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') in einem Winkel in dem Bereich von 20° bis 70° zu der Saugebene (Y-Y) geneigt ist.
  4. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei sich die erste Rotationsachse (X'-X') in einem Winkel zu der zweiten Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') befindet.
  5. Zusatzgerät nach Anspruch 4, wobei sich die erste Rotationsachse (X'-X') in einem Winkel in dem Bereich von 80° bis 130° zu der zweiten Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') befindet.
  6. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die erste und die zweite Rotationsachse (X'-X', Y'-Y') in einer gemeinsamen Ebene liegen.
  7. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Summe des Winkels zwischen der ersten Rotationsachse (X'-X') und der Längsachse (X-X) und des Winkels zwischen der zweiten Rotationsachse (Y'-Y') und der Saugebene (Y-Y) in dem Bereich von 40° bis 130° liegt.
  8. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Zwischenabschnitt (14, 114) gekrümmt ist.
  9. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die erste drehbare Verbindung (18) erste Eingriffsmittel (18e, 18f) umfasst, um die erste drehbare Verbindung in wenigstens einer diskreten Winkelausrichtung zu halten.
  10. Zusatzgerät nach Anspruch 9, wobei die ersten Eingriffsmittel (18e, 18f) dafür eingerichtet sind, die erste drehbare Verbindung (18) in einer von vier diskreten Winkelausrichtungen zu halten.
  11. Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die zweite drehbare Verbindung (26) zweite Eingriffsmittel (26e, 26f) umfasst, um die zweite drehbare Verbindung in wenigstens einer diskreten Winkelausrichtung zu halten.
  12. Zusatzgerät nach Anspruch 11, wobei die zweiten Eingriffsmittel (26e, 26f) dafür eingerichtet sind, die zweite drehbare Verbindung (26) in einer von vier diskreten Winkelausrichtungen zu halten.
  13. Staubsauger, der ein Zusatzgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche einschließt.
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